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Established
on July 6, 2000, at Duke University, the Chinese Populations and
Socioeconomic Studies Center (CPSES) intends: to promote national and
international scholarships on studies of contemporary Chinese populations
and societies, and to promote training in the fields of Chinese
populations and socioeconomic studies. The geographic coverage of the
Center includes Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other Chinese
communities around the world. One of our general goals is to establish a
research and training network for scholars interested in Chinese
populations and socioeconomic studies around the world, in order to
enhance scientific exchanges and collaborations.
The center
was established in view of the following developments:
(1)
There is currently no major national or international center of such
nature and capacity in the United States or elsewhere outside Mainland
China and Taiwan;
(2)
There is considerable faculty strength and comparative research interests
at Duke University and triangle area who are conducting Chinese
populations and socioeconomic related studies;
(3)
There is considerable strength on population and socioeconomic research
and programs at Duke University (Asia/Pacific
Studies Institute, The Center for Demographic
Studies, the
Program on Population, Policy and Aging, and the Triangle Census
Research Data Center) and triangle area offering comparative analytic
opportunities;
(4)
There are significant needs for the training of researchers and scholars
on contemporary Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other Chinese
communities around the world;
(5)
There is a significant need to develop and strengthen data-based policy
analyses and evaluations;
(6)
Strong linkages have already been established or can be established
between Duke and triangle area scholars and scholars around the world
sharing these similar interests and needs.
The
Center reports, through its Director, to the Provost. The Center (CPSES)
is administered by the Director and the Associate Directors. The Director
is appointed by the Provost. Associate Directors
are recommended by the Director and approved by the Vice Provost for
International Affairs.
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